Chicken brooder



Dec- 17 l929- J. SZILAGYI U 1,740,277

CHICKEN BROODER Filed May 29. 1928 E -lmzamm rnrsur ores JULUS SZILAGY,OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CHICKEN BROOIDER Application led fay 29, 1928. Serial No. 281,419.

rlChis invention relates to a new and useful in the transparent members2e', as a means device in the nature of a broeder especially ofproviding proper ventilation for the said -adapted for the raising ofinfant chickens coop. rllhe transparent members 2st may be and embodiesimprovements in devices of this covered With screeningl not shovvn onthe 5 nature which will facilitate the raising of drawing, preferably offine Wire mesh as a 55 infant chickens and insure the safety and exmeansof preventing rodents or other depedite the growth ofthe chickens.structive agents from entering the coop The object of the invention isto provide a through the said ventilators. device of the class describedof novel con- An extended enclosure 27 is. constructed struction andarrangement of parts hereinon the base 10, and extends from the above 60after more fully described, claimed and illusmentioned coop to theopposite or far end of trated in the accompanying drawing. the base l0.The said enclosure 27 is of frame Fig. lis a front elevational vieu' ofmy imlike construction having the sides suitably proved broeder. coveredas at 28 by screening, preferablyv of Fig. 2 isa side elevational vieivthereof. line Wire mesh. The end of the said enclo- 65 Fig. 3 is a rearelevational if'ieiv thereof. sure 27 is similarly covered as at 29, andhas Fig. is a transverse sectional view taken hinged thereto as at 3l, asuitable door 30, on the line 4-l of Fig. 2. opening inwardly so as topermit the chickllig. :iis an enlarged fragmentary view ens to enter theenclosure. The door30 is showing in particular the adjustable perch asof frame like construction covered With 70 embodied in my improveddevice. screening 32, similar to the above described Fig. 6 is avertical sectional vieu7 taken on screening. the line G-G of 5. rllhecentral top longitudinal portion of the Fig. 7 is a similar sectionalvieiv taken on enclosure 2'? is covered as at 33, preferably the lineill? of Fig. by galvanized metal or any suitable rust re- 75 its hereembodied my'improved broeder sisting composition metal. The roof propercomprises a base l0 or support of rectangular comprises a pair of framelike members 34 shape, having secured thereto at either end and 35,suitably covered with a transparent thereof, at its bottoni side crossmembers ll material 36, and hinged as at 37 and 38, re-

and l2, and a centi-al cross member 13. Casspectively, to the centraltop portion, so as to 80 tors lfl, l5 and 16, such as generally used toprovide access to the said enclosure 27. facilitate the moving offurnitureand the lhe above mentioned and described enclolike are mountedon the underside of the sure 27 is constructed rigid with the above basel0. mentioned and described coop so as to perllt one end of the base l0is constructed a mit the chickens to pass at will from the coop 85 coopor enclosure l?, of frame like construcinto the enclosure, so as toprovide the necestion, suitably covered or enclosed with transsaryexercise. parent material '18, preferably glass. The A support 39, hassecured thereto eyelets coop i7, has hinged thereto, as 19, at the 40,adapted to removably engage the hooks 40 upper edge thereof, a roof 2Oof frame like 4l secured to and extended from the end mem- 9oconstruction suitably enclosed or covered ber l2 of the said coopadjacent to the said with transparent material 2l. enclosure. Thesupport 39 is horizontally A pair of ventilators QQ, of the rotatingdisposed, and has secured thereto and e2:- type are secured to the pinsrotatively tended therefrom strips 43, of soft flexible mounted in thetransparent members 25V, material, preferably felt, for the purpose ofo5 foi-ming part of the rear closure of the above preventing' drafts ofWind, or currents of air described coop. Th ventilators 22 are of fromentering the coop, Without restricting circular disc shape constructionhaving the chickens from entering or leaving the formed therein openings2st adapted to reg- Coop.

5 ister with similar shape openings 25 formed A thermometer 44. of theusual conven- 100 tional type, such as commonly used for recordingtemperatures, is secured to the end member 42 of the coop, for thepurpose or' determining the temperature in the coop, which mustobviously be kept within a prescribed range in order to insure theproper health of the chickens.

A plurality of electric light bulbs 45,. are removably mounted in thesockets 46, in the usual wellknown manner, secured to the under side ofthe support 47. rlhe support 47 is covered with a screen 48, preferablyot medium wire mesh, suitably formed or curved so as to enclose or coverthe electric light bulbs 45. Suitable electric light wires 49 and 50,properly insulated, are connected to the sockets 46 and are extendedtherefrom, and coiled, or loosely wound,vas at 5l, so as to provide acertain amount oi" slack which will permit the support 47 to be freelymoved without interfering with 'the said wires 49 and 50. The wires49and 50 are extended through suitable openings formed in the abovementioned coop and are connected to any suitable, convenient source ofelectric current, not shown in the accompanying drawing. A

The support 47 has secured thereto v'at the opposite ends thereof andextended therefrom angle brackets 52 and 53, adapted to removably engagein any desired one ot the elongated openings 54 and 55, respectively,formed in the ,engaging members 5G and 57.

y The engaging member 56, is hinged at its upper edge as at 58 to aportion 59 ci one side of the frame of the above mentioned coop. Theengaging member 57, is hinged at its lower edge as at 60 to the portion61 of the side of the frame work directly opposite the engaging member56. Springs 62 and 63, are secured at one extremity as at 64 and 65, tothe portions 59 and 6l, and are shaped or formed so as to normally urgethe said engaging members outwardly from the sides of the coop.

The above described construction is such as will permit the said support47 to lunction as a perch upon which the chickens may alight and rest.The said perch is raised or lowered as may be desired to accommodatechickens ot various sizes Vand ages.

Having thus described my invention, what Y I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent of the United States is as iollows l. In abroederv of the class described, a plurality of electric light bulbsremovably mounted in sockets secured to the under side of a support,said support covered with screening, suitably formed so as to enclosethe said electric light bulbs, electric light wires connected to thesaid sockets and to any convenient source of electric current, saidsupport having secured thereto at the opposite ends thereof and extendedtheregaging members outwardly from the sidesv of the said coop.

2. ln combination with a brooder of the class described, a perchremovably mounted on engaging members, secured to a coop, elecn triclight bulbs mounted in electric light sockets secured to the said perch,said sockets ope 'atively connected to any suitable source of electriccurrent as a means of providing heat for chickens on the said perch,said perch covered with screening, suitably formed so as to Venclose thesaid perch, said perch having secured thereto at the opposite endsthereof and extended therefrom angle brackets adapted to removablyengage in any desired elongated openings formed in engaging members, oneof said. engaging members hinged at its upper edge to the side of theframe of a coop, a second engaging member hinged at its lower edge tothe side of the frame of the said coop directly opposite the firstmentioned side of the said coop, springs secured to the said sides ofthe said coop, said springs formed so as to normally urge the said.engaging members outwardly from the sides of the said coop.

ln testimony whereof l have aftixed my signature.

. JULUS SZlLGYl.

